Float valve.



T. F. FOLEY` FLOAT VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2l. 1914.

55 shown as secured to atank, Fig". 3 a transf-T entran etarras narrar@etnica. i.

THOMAS'F. FOLEY, OF- WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA.

FLOAT-VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. i6, 1915.

Application led May 21, 1914. Serial No. 840,09.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that l, THOMAsF. FOLEY, acitizen of the United States, residing' in the city oi' WashingtonlandDistrict ofvfColumbia, have invented new and usefulImproveyinstantaneouslyremoved fromthe valve to permit ofy thewithdrawal of thevalve from its casina', for repairs, etc., withoutinter- `tering with the workingparts of ythe valveactuating mechanism, yA further/object ofthe invention is to construct a valve casing havifneapost integral therewith tok provide a pivot `for the float rodtoconnect a transverse bar with the said rod and to provide onpositelyarranged pivoted arms upon kthe said bar which have hingedly securedtheretova l,substantiallv U-'shapedLyoke membery that bears directlyupon the valve, and `to further provide an adjustable memberwhichco-acts with'the valve and with the yoke to sustain the said yokeremovablyfconnected with the valve as well as adjustably securedthereon. vWith the aboverecitedobjects in view, and others which willappear as the nature of the invention is more fully disclosed, the

improvement resides in the construction,

'combination and operative arrangement of pai'ts set forth rinthefollowing description and falling within the scope of the appendedclaims. y y l y i A The accompanying` drawing illustrates a simpleandlsatisfactory reduction of `the yimprovement to practice, but it isto beunderstood that the showing ytherein is merelyL illustrative andthat I am entitled to` allsuch changes in scope and, proportion as ilfall within my claims.

In the drawing Figure lis a perspective View of a Vioat valveconstructed in Vaccordance with the present invention, Fig. Qisvacentral vertical longitudinal sectional view through the saine, thevalve casing being verse'section approximately on the line m-rn of Fig.2, Fig. t is a perspective view illustrating a modified form ofarranging the valve operatingA members upon the valve, and F ig. 5 is vavertical longitudinal sec-,

tional view through a modified formy of valve-connecting andoperating;means.l y

y Tank boXes for closets and the like are necessarily restricted insize; namely, because the float which controls'the valve must,

in order to obtain the proper leverage, be A disposed a considerabledistance from the valve and its casing. The float and valve thus almostentirely till the, tank or box and the water entering the boX throughythe valve entirely surrounds the same while the y half submerged floatrenders access to the valve almost impossible. For these reasons,

when it is necessary to repair a valve, plumb- P ers have found itdesirable to entirely remove y both the valve'and iloat in order toobtain yaccess to the valve casing or to the valve when the `samerequires repair. As stated asy much power as possible is desired upon aseries of levers is arranged between the float and the ,valve Vso thatthe powerof the float will be multiplied, as much as posvthe float inorder that the same will propl -erly actuate the valve, and for thisreason sible.A in the small space presented. VThe j;

multiplication of levers adds tothecomplication of the structure.y andVthe separation and removal ofthe same to permit of the repair of thevalve, as well as the rearrangement of the lsame after vthe valve hasbeen Vrepaired reuuires a great amount of time,

patienceV and labor upon ther-part of the workman, such loss ot timeybeing deemed more valuable than the entire removal of the valve and thesubstitutionof a new valve j without the absolute requirement of 'aperson particularly skilled in the art of plumbing. l

In the drawing, the numeral l designates an-inlet pipe which iseXteriorlv threaded fori-,he reception of a nut 2 which secures the'pipe ripensa ordinary amie a perdon e

